Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite

The Good: My wife and I stayed four nights in a comfortably sized, two double bed room in the main lodge building in early Nov. 2009. There was ample room for our two bags each,plus some small hand carry. The staff is friendly and accommodating. We requested a room change from the cottages to the main lodge building which they made easily. The building is a short drive from Yosemite Park. The Neutral: The hamburgers in the Jacalopes (sports) Bar were good, the cold sandwiches were bland. The guestroom bathroom had only a single sink. The Bad: The cottage rooms are secluded, have smallish windows, and are heavily shadowed by trees. They feel somewhat gloomy even with all the lights turned on. The sound transmission between rooms in the main lodge building is high. We could hear our neighbor's phone conversations easily. Noisy children could be a problem. The food sold in the "Deli" is all pre-made, expensive and bland. The building architecture and interior finishes feel low budget, like a larger version of a Best Western.

Beautiful hotel, with a fun pool (indoor and outdoor) for the kids. Clean, and cozy rooms with air conditioning, which really helped during the summer heatwave. Location is a little far from Yosemite Valley. It is about a 10 minute drive from the hotel to get to the South entrance of Yosemite National Park, and then a hour to reach the valley. There is a Sugar Pine Railroad and horse back riding close by, but other than that most of our time was spent in Yosemite Valley.

We stayed for 2 nights & wish it could have been longer. The rooms were comfortable. The amenities were great. we loved the pool that was open till midnight & the wonderfully hot jacuzzis., plus the selection of board games from front desk. Free internet access was also a big bonus. Beautiful outdoor fire pit, & log fires inside. Staff are very professional & friendly. Downside is price of food & long drive into the park. However we would definitely recommend & hope to come back again some day.

A very comfortable hotel with good food, service, and decor. Internet is a bit pricy at $9.00, should be free for the cost of the rooms. Location near Yosemite was perfect, staff were friendly and helpful. Nice pool, recreation/fitness areas. Only complaint was they shut down the sandwich/snack area for 1/2 the day, making getting a mid-day latte or snack impossible.

You can read in my last review that I thoroughly loved this hotel! Not much had changed since our last trip. This time we noticed after booking that we were booked in a cottage room but didn't think much about it. Upon checking in we were informed that our room was not in the lodge but in a set of newly acquired duplex cottages. After looking at them (they weren't bad but we were there for the convenience of the lodge) we went to the front desk and explained that we had come back solely b/c of the hotel (we have lots of other places we'd love to travel to) the front desk quickly changed our room and not only moved us to the lodge but also gave us a complimentary upgrade to a suite with was WONDERFUL! This stay was just as great as the last! One additional thing, we found a game room in the basement of the west wing with several pool tables, air hockey tables and arcade style games. This gives the kids additional things to do if the weather is bad or mom just needs time to pack!